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No. 392,628, Patented Nov. 13, 1888.

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JOHN MORAN, OF ADAIR, MISSOURI.

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PECJPCATON forming part of Letters Patent No. 392,628, dated November13, 1888.

Application tiled August 14,1888. Serial No. 282.731?. (Nomcdcl.)

To all whom, t may concern-.-

Be it known that I7 JOHN MORAN, a citizen of the United States, residingat Adair, in the county of Adair and State of Missouri, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Egg-Carriers; andI do declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in that class ofshipping-cascsknown as knockdown77 or folding cases, audit ismoreparticularly adapted for use in the transportation of eggs.

rlhe invention will be fully understood from the following descriptionand claim, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, inwhieh- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved case, showing thesame in a position ready for use. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal horizontalsectional view. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken in the planeindicated by the dotted line :v m on Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a view of one ofthe double-lock rods, and Fig. 5 is a View showing-all the partsunfolded.

In carrying out my invention I take a suitable number of plates of anequal size, such as A, to form the top and bottom and longitudinal sidesof the case, which may be of wood, paper, metal, or other suitablematerial, and hinge them together so that they may fold upon each otherto form a parcel of fiat contour and occupy in outline only the size ofone of the sections. These sections are united by strap-hinges B, whichare eX- tended the full width ofthe sections A, and, as well as servingas hinges, they serve the additional function of strengthening the case.Care should be taken in uniting these parts to have them snugly foldupon each other; and the bottom section, A', is provided on one of itslongitudinal edges with an upturned flange, e, of a height equal to thecombined thickness of the end walls and partitionwall, so that when theend walls and partition and single side section have been folded downupon the bottom they will reach a height equal to the top of the ange.The opposite longitudinal edge of the bottom section, A', is alsoprovided with a vertical flange, m, which is of a less height than theange e, so that the single side section, A, may be folded in upon theend walls and partition-wall and be brought flush with the upper edge ofthe flange c.

It will also be observed that the eye portion of the hinge -straps arebent at a sufcient angle from the main body to allow the parts to fold.

D D indicate the end walls, which are hinged at one edge to the oppositetransverse edges of the bottom section, so that they may fold thereon.These end walls are provided on their sides with lug journals orbearings k for the lock rods or bolts E. These lock-rods are of a formsubstantially as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, having a centralloop-handle, F, and locking ends g, which are bent relatively at rightangles to the main body.

Thelongitudinal sections adjacent to the bottom sections are providednear opposite ends with elongated apertures h, which are designed toreceive the locking ends of the rods E when the said sides have beenbrought up in aclosed position, thereby serving as a secure means oflocking the side walls to the end walls.

G indicates the partition-wall, which is of a height and size equal toan end wall. This partition-wall is hinged centrally to the upper sideof the bottom section, so that it may be folded thereon and raised to avertical position.

Vhen this device is used for shipping eggs the cell-frames will serve tosustain this partition-wall in a proper upright position.

In operation it will be seen that by raising the side walls verticallyand entering thelocking portions g of the rod E in the apertures 7L andthen letting down the loop-lever f against the end walls the sides andends will be locked to the bottom. The case may then be filled with eggsor the like,at`ter which the hinge-top can be turned over so as to havethe eyes of its free edge register with the eyes S on the edge of theopposite side, and a lock rod or pin, 'such as H, employed to fasten'the same.

This device is very simple in its construction, it is durable, and aftertransporting its contents the parts can be conipactly folded andreturned for reshiprnent.

Having described my invention, what I claim ism IOO The improvedshipping oase heroin described, eonsisting,essential1y,of the fourlongitudinal sections hinged together, the bottom one of which isprovided with the vertical flanges e and m, and the side sections havingloeking'apertures h, the end Walls, D, hinged to the bottom section, soas to fold thereon Within the langes, the locking-bolt of the formshown, with the angular ends g, and the eentral loop portion, F,journaled on the inside of the end Walls, and a partition, G, hinged tothe inner side of the bottom section about midway of its length, thewhole adapted to be folded into a flat parcel about equal to the eontourof one section.

In testimony whereof I affix my Signaturein presence of two witnesses.

JOHN MORAN.

Witnesses:

[-I. E. PATTERSON, W. L. SMITH.

